MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 125, 13 February 1918, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE OASES. Mr. S. E. ArC.irt.hy S.M., presided at Jho Alagistratp's Court yesterday and heard the police cases. J'or insobriety, William Wood, against, whom there was ono previous conviction, was fined 205., in default seven days imprisonment. Four first, offenders were each fined Ills., with tho alternative of ticrving 24 hours' in gaol. . . .

CLV.IL BUSINESS. Mr.-W. .G. Kiddell, S.M., dealt wii.b Ihe civil cases, Judgment was given inr plaintiff by default in the following easos:—T. il. JJou-i'il and Co. v. Andrew Hunter, .£1 16s. 10d., costs 155.; J. J. Eatssoii and Sons v. 11. Whiitiugton, J5. Is. •!<{., caits Ms. (id.; It. Boutt.el v. k. .1 Hifc'hdun, Ji2 1& 3d., costs 11s.; William JI. James v. .Andrew Martin Carroll, 10s. 9d., casts 55.; Public Trustee (as executor of tho will of IV. S. Lockhart) v. Mrs. C. S. Smith, 175., cost 6 55.; B Reynolds and Co. v. George H. Hansen, JJW 25., eoels 155.; Now Zealand Farmers' Co-op'. Distributing Co., Ltd., v W. Baker, M Is. 3d., costs 10s.; Stewart Timber Co. v. Neils Peter Nielsen, £3 2.5. Bd., costs 53.;' A. E. Kernot Ltd., v. Frank Rhodes, X% 14s Vfl, costs .14 17s. lid.; same v. Tliohard J. Iμ, J3B 65., costs Ms. fid.; Public Trustee as executor of Ihe will of W. S. Lochhart v. i[w.:L.«lom. 11s., coeta 58.; Public TrueIce (as executor of the will of James Lomax) v. William Rowe, J3 15s, costa Ife.; To Aro Furnishing Co. r.I.T Winntnn £1 173- 6d., costs 55.; A. Hatfcktnd'Co!, Ltd., v 11. HolTOßke, JS9 in- irl rnsts £2 Us.; Tunner Bros., Ltd., fT co S ts2|s Gd.; ■lliinlnTi Hubbpr Co v. C. Scott, Als lik. £ costs M.; Hotel and ReeUurant Workers , Union v. Elizabeth W. Smith, £2 Us. 6(1., costs ss. Ju-lßineiit summon* cases were dealt with as follows -Alexander Sulhcrland V ordered to pay J. Bo"cber and Co. ,£3O 18s. 1)1' instalments of £3 a month; D. C. Hay was ordered to pay May Hntton ill) 16s. by instalments of XI a month- W H Brewer was ordered to StS , Million JB te. fid. by FebHiary 26, or undergo seven days itnpn*O.TmMncriier3on, commercial travellpr, Hastings, for whom Jfr, E. L. Edward* appeared, nroceeded apa.nst .T. Preston, ThWsisth Army Service Corps Featherston, represented by Hrr. if. Myers to recover Mi 3s. for damngos aliened to have been caused plaintiff's motor-car in a collision on tho Rimutalcas on 1 efcmbw 1. There was a counter-c ami l>y the defendant for JM!> to. for dnin«-w done to his car. Tho jrnß.strate held that the wight of evidence fihoira] that the nlainfiff was at fanlt in the matter of observance of Ihe. rnte of the road, and judgment was given for ho de endant on both the claim ami counterC The Welliiiflon Loan Company claimed from M. .T. Hasler the sum of ,C2S 1(1=., beinfj the .imonnt of a promiswy-nnin with intcreel-. The defence *n« Hiar in 1013 the defendant borrowed .*,.';) Irom (he company, sivin? a for C 27 10s. Tim bill was for ihren month?. lWendnn! I hat iho sef. retarv of Ihe company informed linn thnt'if he P"if? - c - 1fl? - n(r °r,'' y ll "'" ( ' months the orißinal debt would pvenfnnllv be liouidaled. This heregiilanv did until March, 1017. and '.hi tolal amount paid was ,KS Ilk Pb.inliii •;<>«" claimed Hie orißinal amoiint. coiileiKlme that the ninoim!.?. paid cvei-y Ihr-n rnnutha wa= iiili'retl only. Mr. V. W Jackeon, who nppfirnd hv he defer danl, rnadf .i.pnliciilion thnl Ihe' mnllei be reviewed under Seclion 3 of the .Money